Peach Topped Bavarian Torte
From
A BED OF ROSES BED & BREAKFAST
1/2-1 hr
35 min
10-12
This delicious recipe was passed on to me by my sister many years ago and it's still a favorite for special occasions.
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3/4 cup
Softened butter
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1/2 cup
Sugar
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1/2 tsp
Madagascar or other high quality vanilla extract
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1 cup
Unbleached flour
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1 1/2
Packages of softened cream cheese (8 oz blocks)
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1/4 plus 2 Tbs
Sugar
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1 1/2 tsp
Vanilla - see above
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29 oz can
Sliced Cling Peaches well drained
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1 tsp
Cinnamon
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1 tsp
Sugar
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1 cup
Pecans, chopped fine
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2
eggs
- Preheat oven to 450°
- Beat first 3 ingredients, butter, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until well blended
- Add flour.
- Stir in pecans.
- Press mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a spring form pan.
- Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs sugar at medium speed until smooth
- Beat in egg and vanilla
- Pour into a 10" spring form pan
- Combine cinnamon and sugar in a large glass bowl. Add peaches and toss lightly
- Arrange decoratively on top of the cream cheese mixture
- Bake 10 min at 450°
- Reduce heat to 400° and continue baking for 25 minutes more
- Cool in pan 20 min, then very carefully remove sides of pan
- Serve warm or refrigerate